Wow!! You got up this morning, you feel great, you look in the mirror when not so good looking, smell of sleep, you have bad breath, your hair is a mess. Wow, you say,wow again. You wrap your arms around yourself, you hug yourself real tight and say, "I'm The Man!", I can do anything, because "I'm The Man!". Wow, check you out. You clean up, dress, , you feed yourself, you feel so good. Your successful or your working on being successful. You strut, you stand tall, you look around, tell everybody, "I'm The Man!"In all that, you do, you do well, but you need a partner. Someone to share in your success. You strut some more like a big colorful "Cock" in the yard. You strut around the yard, you have all the hens looking , wanting, and you take it as you wish, until you strut and turn, you see, there, wow. Oh Lord, Lord, you see, there she is standing looking so fine, with all her fineness. She looks so good. You just have to have that one. So you take her for your own. You make the commitment, the obligation. You take all the responsibility to take care of the prize that is so fine. At this time in your life, you don't really understand what the commitment, obligation and responsibility really means. Because your only thinking what this fine prize will do for your future, your success. You take her on your arm so all can see. It is important to your success, to have such a fine prize, so together you do many things. You become known, become important. She does so much. And so much that your prize does , helps you, makes you more successful. Together you have your greatest accomplishments. Two of the greatest creations, a boy and a girl. Your happy. You strut, "I'm The Man!". Your life is good, so good that you don't see the changes, that are sneaking up on you for some time. Your prize that is so fine is changing. She is not so fine any more. She is not doing many things she did bebore, because she can't. You don't understand, you don't take time to find the reason for the changes.You know that an enemy has invaded your life. You don't try to find who or what this enemy is, so you may be able to combat it. The same way you would when an enemy invades the states. You can't deal with it, you don't try, you turn away and "Leave". Your greatest accomplishments are left devastated, your fine prize, who is devastated by the invasion of the unknown enemy is now destroyed. Wow!!! Your The Man!". Of course this has happened many times. But, then you turn around and tell your fine prize and your greatest accomplishments, "Don't worry, I'll find out why this is happening, who and what this enemy is that has invaded my life. You tell your fine prize "Hang in there Babe, we will fine a way to pull and keep together. Because "I Am The Man!" Yeah! Yeah!....and you strutLiving with Graves' Disease is not FUN! Marty

NOTE: Another guest Blog from my husband. Some may be offended by it , some may smile and know this person. This is his way of doing a wake up call. He is not afraid to put himself on the firing line. There are men that will not like how he put this. As he has made a speech like this before. Your input is appreciated.

Elaine

I am the person that started the first coffee break. I Have had Graves' Disease for at least 10 years. I also have Thyroid Eye Disease. I give Thyroid Disease Support . My goal in life is to inform the public about Thyroid Disease.